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Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Savannah supports a multitude of Coast Guard missions worldwide. Air Station Savannah provides Search & Rescue (SAR) coverage 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for 450 miles of shoreline from the northern border of South Carolina to Melbourne, Florida, averaging more than 250 SAR cases a year.
Coast Guard Air Station Savannah is also located on Hunter Army Airfield. Equipped with MH-65 Dolphin helicopters, Air Station Savannah provides the Savannah area, Coastal Georgia and South Carolina with round-the-clock search and rescue coverage of the area, to include both inland waters and off shore areas. They also provide security to the ...
Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic. Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is a base of the United States Navy located adjacent to the city of St. Marys in Camden County, Georgia, on the East River in southeastern Georgia, and 38 miles (61 km) from Jacksonville, Florida.
A Coast Guard Air Station (abbreviated as CGAS or AirSta) provides aviation support for the United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard operates approximately 210 aircraft from 24 Coast Guard Air Stations in the United States. Fixed-wing aircraft, such as the HC-130 Hercules, are built for long range missions and operate from air stations.
Pages in category "Military facilities in Savannah, Georgia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Coast Guard Air Station Savannah; H ...
The Coastal Georgia Historical Society operates the World War II Home Front Museum. The Museum is housed in the Historic St. Simons Coast Guard Station, built in 1936. Step back to April 8, 1942, when the crew from this station rescued survivors of two American ships torpedoed by a German U-boat 13 miles off St. Simons Island.
In 1995, the East Beach Station was decommissioned and all local Coast Guard operations were moved to mainland Brunswick. A brand new Coast Guard Station was completed in 2005, just to the east of the Sidney Lanier Bridge. 4201 1st Street, St. Simons Island, GA 31522. Lighthouse and keeper's house (now the museum)
And: Coast Guard Air Station Savannah. Waycross Army Airfield, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Waycross; 531st Base Headquarters & Air Base Squadron: 10 May 1943 – 1 May 1944 345th Army Air Force Base Unit: 1 May 1944 – 10 October 1945 Sub-base of: Hunter Field, later Drew Field, Florida